> B E Walker wrote:
> > -sdeete has phonemic vowel length. would it be reasonable/naturalistic
to
> > have only long vowels carry high tone? i find this concept intrinsically
> > pleasing for some absurd reason, but i don't know if there's any natlang
> > precedent for it.
>
> Do you mean this:
> Short Vowels: Only low tone
> Long Vowels: Low or high tone
>
> If so, it seems reasonable to me. I believe long vowels can often make
> more distinctions than short vowels.
yep, that's what i meant. to clarify:
short vowels: only low tone
long vowels: high or low tone
does anyone have any comments to make on such a
system?
tankje, byron